Vanessa Candelaria is a Certified Family Law Specialist who assists her clients navigate the family law process in an effective and strategic manner. Ms. Candelaria is compassionate, knowledgeable and experienced. Her goal is to resolve her clients' matters in the best possible outcomes and in the least cost to clients. Ms. Candelaria provides legal services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Her office is located in Walnut Creek, California.Ms. Candelaria has practiced exclusively in the area of family law throughout her legal career. Ms. Candelaria is experienced in handling complex divorce matters, parentage actions, domestic partnership dissolutions, high conflict child custody disputes, spousal and child support actions, high asset property division, prenuptial agreements and domestic violence prevention. Ms. Candelaria protects her clients' assets and the best interests of her clients and their children. Ms. Candelaria's passionate approach combined with her remarkable acumen in family law matters often leads to successful outcomes for her clients.Prior to earning her Juris Doctorate degree from Golden Gate University, Ms. Candelaria earned dual degrees in English and Psychology and Social Behavior and a minor in Political Science from the University of California - Irvine. At Golden Gate University, Ms. Candelaria was accepted into the Honors Lawyering Program and she was a judicial extern for retired family law Commissioner, Marjorie Slabach, of the San Francisco Unified Family Court.Ms. Candelaria is also an active member of the legal community. She is on the Board of Directors for the Contra Costa County Bar Association Family Law Section, past Regional Governor for Northern California for the National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA), Past President of the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC), past District Representative for the American Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division and a former Co-Chair of the Family Law Section of the San Mateo County Bar Association. She is a member of Contra Costa County Bar Association and Alameda County Bar Association.
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